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Reporting on the State of the Environment

In: Environmental Governance and Greening Fiscal Policy

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  • Murray Petrie

    (Victoria University of Wellington)

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Recognized international frameworks for reporting on the state of the environment are outlined, including the Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) model. It is argued that national-level environmental reporting is the critical level for accountability given state sovereignty over environmental policy. Country practices in national environmental reporting are described. Weaknesses in the DPSIR model and in country practices are identified. Proposals are put forward to strengthen national state of environment reporting, including the incorporation of forward-looking information on risks and tipping points with respect to the most critically important indicators, strengthening technical independence from the government of the day, a requirement for government to respond to each report, aligning the timing of reports as feasible with the national electoral cycle, and investments in data monitoring, reporting and capacity development.

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  • Murray Petrie, 2021. "Reporting on the State of the Environment," Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance, in: Environmental Governance and Greening Fiscal Policy, chapter 0, pages 21-42, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psifcp:978-3-030-83796-9_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-83796-9_2
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